Happy New Year's Eve, my friends! I'll just bet you've got all kinds of plans for getting into trouble tonight, don't you? 'Fess up. Now's the time. I know what I'll be doing: sleeping, no doubt. The thrill of ringing in the new year faded a couple of decades back, I think. Once you've rung in a new millennium, nothing else lives up to the hype. I suppose it's one of the drawbacks of having been born mid-century.
There was just a little time for sewing yesterday. Mainly, I didn't want to get started on something new when we're packing up to leave for a few days. My goal was to get Stitches from the Heart ready for hand-sewing the binding. Happily, my excellent sewing cat was there to help move things along.
My plan was to quilt it pretty simply. I wanted to follow the outline both inside and outside the heart, but it needed a little something in the middle. I was trying to create a heart in the same shape, but between the seam lines so that it would show up. I used a chalk marker and puzzled this out with a ruler. Smitty held that ruler fast.
When I had drawn it the way I wanted it, I went to work quilting. It only took a few minutes.
Here's how it looks from the back.
And then I sewed on the binding.
Now it's packed in the same bin with the poppy quilt. The poppy quilt will come home with a hanging sleeve if I'm able to get all the stitching done that I'm hoping to. And thus ends my sewing year of 2022.
So, let's just see what was accomplished in a year's worth of quilt-making. There were 24 quilts finished during 2022, which is a win over 2021 by three quilts. That's a pretty good showing given that I was booted out of my sewing room for several months following the Plumbing Catastrophe of April 2022.
January started with 26 projects on my list of WIPs. December will still end with 26 on the list. Two of the small ones should be finished within the first day or two of the new year, so that's at least a little progress. I have quite a few quilt tops ready for sandwiching, and several sets of finished blocks, ready to be sewn into quilt tops. And so I'm pretty happy with my progress for the year. And, honestly, is there a single one of us that won't run out life's clock with a few unfinished projects still on the shelf?
Here comes the parade of finishes for 2022:
An Irish Blessing
an embroidered wall-hanging from Yvonne McKee, Belfast
Hand embroidery, traditional piecing, free motion quilting
15 x 18 inches
started 5/13/21 and finished 2/14/22
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Rise & Shine
A free pattern from Lynette Anderson
Hand embroidery, traditional piecing, free motion quilting
Started 1/21/21 and finished 2/14/22
14 x 15 inches
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Never Enough Cats!
Pattern by Alley Cat Tales
26 x 27 inches
Hand embroidery, machine applique, and traditional piecing
Started 6/27/21 and finished 2/15/22
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Peruvian Sunflowers
an art quilt for The Endeavourers (no prompt)
inspired by a friend's watercolor painting and
used with permission of the artist, Kathy Marler
started and finished 3/21-26/22
18 x 24 inches
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Charm Stars
pattern from the book Quick and Easy Scrap Quilts
started 1/6/19 and finished 4/5/22
61 x 76 inches
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Posies
Block of the month pattern by Jennifer Reynolds, Jenny of Elefantz
Hand embroidery, fusible applique, and traditional piecing
Started 1/2/21 and finished 4/8/22
24 x 30 inches
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Paintbox Pizzazz
Pinwheel Pizzazz pattern from The Big Book of One Block Quilts
started 1/7/19 and finished 4/28/22
71 x 71 inches
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Give More
an "emergency" stitching kit from
Gingiberhand embroidery, traditional piecing
started 3/4/22 and finished 4/30/22
10 inches square
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Paws & Purrs
started 4/19/22 and finished 5/3/22
38 x 44 inches
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a challenge quilt for The Endeavourers
"Animal Kingdom" prompt
from an original photograph taken by Carol Galloway
and used with permission
started 5/23/22 and finished 6/8/22
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Garden Sunshine BOM
61 x 64 inches
Started 1/16/19 and finished 6/18/22
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Grandma's Thimbles
pattern from Redwork Plus/Scarlet Today
29 x 27 inches
started 9/2/21 and finished 6/25/22
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Ella's Flower Garden
original quilt made by Elaine M. Neilson of Seward, Nebraska,
and included in the book: Big Book of Scrap Quilts
started 4/15/19 and finished 7/20/22
74 x 74 inches
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Stitched Inchies 4.0: The Neighborhood
a stitch-along from Meg Hawkey
for International Embroidery Month
started 2/1/21 and finished 8/2/22
38 x 42 inches
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Boustrophedon: Curves Ahead
A challenge quilt for The Endeavourers art quilt group
15 x 18 inches
Started 8/9/22 and finished 10/22/22
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I Believe in SnowmenHand embroidery, machine quilting
Pattern from Bunny Hill Designs
56 x 64 inches
started 6/1/19 and finished 10/31/22.
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Snowflakes
original block setting design
started 12/24/19 and finished 11/11/22
hand embroidery, hand beading, machine quilting
57 x 71 inches
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Scrappy Snowflake
14 x 14 inches
Started 2/18/22 and finished 11/15/22
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Mrs. Claus' Cookie Team
13 x 13 inches
started 7/23/22 and finished 11/16/22
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Flannel Four-Patch
56 x 72 inches
a traditional Double 4-Patch pattern
started 5/16/22 and finished 11/17/22
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Trashy Triangles
a scrap quilt made from bonus triangles
started 4/9/20 and finished 12/7/22
45 x 58 inches
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Chicken Feed
a scrap quilt made from cut-off ends of strip sets
started 4/10/20 and finished 12/13/22
46 x 54 inches
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Tucson Tabby
Free pattern from Cactus Cat Patterns
Hand embroidery
Started 6/6/22 and finished 12/14/22
13-1/2 x 16-1/2 inches
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Art Quilt Prompt: Portrait
challenge quilt for The Endeavourers Art Quilt Group
Just a peek for now. Reveal on 2/1/23
started 12/1/22 and finished 12/17/22
21 x 16-1/2 inches
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After today's post, I'll be taking a few days off from blogging while we head to Cape Disappointment State Park in Ilwaco, Washington. We're expecting a lot of rain, and I'm expecting to finish off at least one small quilt while we're there. The change of scenery is nice, even if the weather isn't.
Today I'll be doing a lot of cooking both for tomorrow's ham dinner New Year's day celebration with the kids and I'm making a few things ahead for our camping trip. Please stay safe on this New Year's Eve. I want to see everyone back here when I return at the end of next week. All the best to all of you in the New Year.
15 comments:
Let our New Year's resolution be this: we will be there for one another as fellow members of humanity, in the finest sense of the word. ~ Goran Persson
WOW! Twenty four finishes? You did good this year. Enjoy your camping trip and have a wonderful New Years.
What a beautiful array of quilts you've finished in 2022!! I just love reading your blogs every day--and seeing what new quilts and embroideries you are making. thanks for taking us along on your journey
Hugs and Happy New Year Julierose
Boy, do I feel like a slacker after seeing all your finishes. I chalk it up to not having 2 feline supervisors to keep me on track. Hope the rains aren't too bad. Enjoy your getaway and Happy New Year.
Pat
I am in awe of your quilting achievements this year. An out of action sewing room, time away travelling and so many beautiful quilts completed. I'm hoping to get back to sewing very soon having finally started to feel well again. Wishing you and your family a very happy and health 2023.
What a wonderful achievement, it was so interesting scrolling down and seeing one after another beauty appear. Happy New Year to you both, and many thanks for your interesting blog, and taking us along on your travels.
Happy New Year to you. I hope 2023 will be safe and healthy for you all.
What a magnificent amount of quilts you have there, so many happy memories.
Take care on your travels, enjoy your food and stitching.
Xx
Love them all, but Fox Trot and Peruvian Sunflower are my favorites! You do beautiful work for sure. Thank you for sharing in 2022 and looking forward to your beautiful creations in 2023. Happy New Year!
Such a great achievement! All beautiful quilts and stitcheries.
Your finishes mark another great year in your sewing room (and other locales). I absolutely love the variety in your work. Thanks for all the time and effort you put into your blog - it’s always such a joy to read.
Have a wonderful New Year celebration with the kids. May your little vacation hold a few nice surprises - like good weather, good food, relaxation and fun! Drive safely and we’ll see you on the other side!
Happy New Year, what an amount of quilts you made, and they are very pretty.
Wish you a safe trip and see you later.
Greetings!
Happy New Year to you and your family! Loved seeing all your quilts again. I'm going to be getting the Barnyard quilt pattern ready to stitch this week. Enjoy your camping trip.
Hope the ham dinner worked out well; I'm sure it was tasty! Fun to see all those finishes for 2022!
My favorites from your 2022 finishes are Fox Trot & Scrappy Snowflake. Here's to a wonderful 2023!
Wow - you had a great year of stitching! Must be that great helper - send him my way please. Miss my Moe and Bella has become 'velcro' which makes it hard to do much.
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